Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $111.63/cwt -19.37 vs last sale · ≈ $348/hd at 312 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	171	56	95
Feeder cattle	117	41	65
Slaughter cattle	51	14	29
Replacement cattle	3	1	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There were too few feeder cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	154.00	$154.00	$651	—
465	465	3	145.00–149.00	$146.33	$680	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	3	114.00	$114.00	$382	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–595	573	3	115.00–123.00	$117.63	$674	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	131.00–140.00	$135.42	$566	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	10	108.00–114.00	$111.63	$348	-19.37
402–415	404	6	106.00–108.00	$107.66	$435	-20.72
475–495	484	7	106.00–115.00	$109.99	$532	-16.48
515–540	536	6	106.00–110.00	$106.64	$572	-11.87
550–585	559	6	109.00–114.00	$112.79	$630	+10.79

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
727	727	3	88.00	$88.00	$640	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–309	307	2	92.00–94.00	$92.99	$285	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	516	6	104.00–110.00	$107.34	$554	+22.34
565–580	576	4	105.00–107.00	$106.51	$613	—
600–620	610	2	106.00–112.00	$108.95	$665	—
667–695	673	5	101.00–102.00	$101.41	$682	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	480	3	128.00–138.00	$132.13	$634	-1.23
512	512	2	120.00	$120.00	$614	-5.00
565–580	574	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$741	-0.99

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	90.00–99.00	$94.52	$452	—
515–525	520	2	83.00–87.00	$84.98	$442	—
620–640	630	2	80.00–88.00	$83.94	$529	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–985	948	80-85%	2	38.00–40.00	$39.04	$370	—
915–1255	1056	80-85%	7	44.00–50.50	$46.77	$494	—
915–1365	1138	80-85%	19	57.00–63.00	$60.13	$684	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1460	1374	75-80%	8	57.00–64.00	$60.97	$838	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–890	798	85-90%	3	34.00–40.00	$37.88	$302	—
755–845	800	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.06	$488	—
770–860	815	85-90%	2	50.00	$50.00	$408	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1875	1742	3	82.00–88.00	$84.51	$1,472	—
1985–2000	1993	2	90.00–98.00	$94.02	$1,874	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1070	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	610.00–780.00	$696.41	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.